Skar de Line’s “A Way” is an electrifying new single that not only features memorable hooks, but also encapsulates a deeply personal experience for the artist. The reverb-drenched synths and delayed echoes transport listeners to a moment in time that is both haunting and deeply introspective.
The lyrics are raw and vulnerable, inspired by Skar de Line’s real-life experience of witnessing a suicide attempt and intervening to save a man from the ledge. As he held onto the ledge that late London night, he was surprised by the nihilistic thoughts that flooded his mind. He realized that he was not thinking about the man’s life or well-being, but instead about the excitement that this event would add to his own life, and the new story he would have to tell.
The production on “A Way” perfectly captures the conflicting emotions that Skar de Line must have been feeling in that moment. The synths build and build until they explode into a chorus that is both cathartic and unsettling. The delayed echoes add an ethereal quality to the track, giving it a dream-like quality that underscores the surreal experience that inspired it.
There’s something both dark yet strangely uplifting about this song. It makes you feel that conflict that Skar de Line draws from while writing it, something good but still somehow embedded with a feeling that’s dark and dreary to say the least. Soothing and surreal while being deeply conflicted.